When we can embody in our bones — when we can take our awareness into these innermost chambers of who we are — a quality of steadiness naturally emanates from them. Whatever emotions we are caught up in are then held gently for a natural resolution.

In traditional Chinese acupuncture, the bones are considered a water element, among the five elements of fire, air, water, earth, and wood.

The season of the water element is winter, when we are naturally meant to go inward, to rest in quiet, refilling and rejuvenating from the deep well of our bone marrow.

This is why bone broth soup is so often recommended for recovery and healing from severe illness and bone breaks.

When we have good bone energy, Chinese medicine teaches us that we have an inner reservoir, which provides resilience and a capacity to roll with what life offers us, rather than being overwhelmed by it.

Furthermore, when you drop into your bones and rest there, it offers clarity, as we now inhabit our deepest recesses, rather than being buffeted around and confused by external demands.

One of the things I see is that it helps us know what we need and what we want in our lives with more precision and surety.

Sometimes this clarity brings information forward that we would rather not see.

Recently, when I did this chapter’s bone wisdom exploration with a client, he shared that what came into crystal-clear focus was the extent of his Lyme disease.

This was not a pleasant awareness or sensation, but it helped him choose the next therapeutic routes to try.

And he was not feeling overwhelmed by this knowledge — just aware of the extent of his issue.

Many of us have learned to ignore, deny, even mistrust the wise messages our bodies send us.

Listen now to what Suzanne has to say about how to reawaken to your inner wisdom through the body's main wisdom areas.

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